| CORNBREAD DRESSING | ||||
| 2 cups cornmeal 1/2 cup all purpose flour 2 tsp. baking powder 1 tsp. baking soda 1 tsp. salt 1 tsp. sugar 6 large eggs, divided 2 cups buttermilk 2 tbsp. bacon drippings or melted butter 1/2 cup butter or margarine 3 bunches of green onions, chopped 4 celery ribs, chopped 1 (16 oz.) pkg. herb seasoned stuffing mix 5 (14 1/2 oz.) cans chicken broth |
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| Combine first 5 ingredients, and, if desired, sugar in a large bowl. Stir together 2 eggs and buttermilk; add to dry ingredients, stirring just until moistened. Heat bacon drippings in a 10-inch skillet or 9-inch round cake pan in a 425 oven for 5 minutes. Stir hot drippings into butter. Pour into hot skillet. Bake at 425 for 25 minutes or until golden brown; cool and crumble. Freeze in a large heavy duty zip lock plastic bag up to 1 month, if desired. Thaw if desired. Melt butter in a large skillet over medium heat; add green onions and celery, and saute until tender. Stir together remaining 4 eggs in a large bowl, stir in cornbread, onion mixture, stuffing mix and broth until blended. Spoon dressing into 1 lightly greased 13 x 9-inch baking dish and 1 lightly greased 9-inch square baking dish. Cover and freeze up to 3 months, if desired, thaw in refrigerator for 8 hours. Bake 13 x 9-inch dish, uncovered, at 350 for 1 hour or until lightly browned. Bake 9-inch square baking dish, uncovered, 50 minutes or until lightly browned. |
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